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Maverick is at the track, he made a video of himself "on the other side" of the track. He promised he would give a rationale will explain what happened.... in due time! possibly once he gets released from his obligations from Yamaha? Talks about him going to Aprilia are getting traction. Should we start a MotoGP thread?

Gotcha! Austin used to be my "week-end" city, especially because of the Sixth Street. As the California based companies started to spawn there, the accommodation prices went sky rocketing. But the city has a lot of good vibes. My former company had a product center there. I applied for a transfer and I got Houston instead. As for prices, its becoming ludicrous...

I thought about that; to be really efficient as a guide, it should be clamped, completely immobilized. I trust that I should be able to drill the hole perpendicular to the clamp, and concentric enough to be tapped. Before I get to the real thing, I will do a few trials. But my pilot hole should help.

I am confused; on the COTA website, they say bike parking is free of charge. When I check the Motogp website, parking is USD 50.00, no specification bike or cars. $229 for the Grand Stand? Back to back week-ends? no, there is only one GP scheduled, then they fly to Malaysia, the one before is the San Marino one. I have read that BRNO opted out of the circuit because Dorna raised the cost of hosting a MotoGP race. Noticed the teaser on COTA's website is Mark Marquez.... sign of times changing.... prices from COTA direct seem to be cheaper.

I think you need to attach one of those trackers where your island is going to be... I think there are quite a few bikes in that parking lot... The Ducati slogan may have been correct back in the 70's. In our group, we had a Ducati 350 Desmo, and he had to change the rod's bearings as often as he had to change the oil. Then he got the 450 Desmo. In 1974, there was a 750 SS for sale at my dealership, but I was too obsessed with 2 strokes.

If you watched the race, or read the reports, Viñales had to start from the pit lane, because he had stalled the bike on the grid. He had some sort of clutch problem. But for Yamaha to take such a decision, like telling everybody they suspected foul play by MV, I am very surprised. Japanese are not usually like this. They are more secretive.

Wow! I read the MotoGP news every day, and this was not reported this morning Tejas time... Was Maverick looking to get the heck out of Dodge now that he is a father? As for Aprilia, who knows... From what I read on Moto.it, he is only suspended for this Sunday's race, Yamaha has rescinded Maverick's participation for this Grand-Prix only. Further action maybe taken as they are still conducting their interpretation of what he did, or did not last week-end.

I have ordered and partially received the fittings I am going to use. I am going to drill two holes in the top fork clamp, tap them for M6 x 1. I have purchased the taps, the drill, the stainless screws and the stainless spacers. I will do a pilot hole of 3mm because I am not going to be very steady drilling the under gauge hole to tap M6 x1. 4.9mm instead of 5mm, since the hole will not be perfect. I have a scribe and a punch and a metallic ruler in millimeter. Once I got everything installed, I will post pics. I have two Formotion instruments to install, clock and thermometer.

Seriously? or is it una barzelletta? I used to go to the Ducati Store in Austin regularly, because they showed the MotoGP races on Sundays. So I am aware there is a Ducati island at COTA, even if the access is currently on waiting list. I was bidding on the fact that not everyone would be able to distinguish a Le Mans from a Panigale V2. Both have two cylinders. My experience is that the people filtering the entrances have little understanding of Italian motorbikes.

That race track was designed with MM93 in mind. Excepted for 2019 when he crashed, and 2020 no MotoGP, I would be willing to bet on him winning again this season. But he still says that he is not 100% physically during the races.

I really don't think Europeans "bullshit" the facts. Actually, even if I was in the "lawnmower" industry, what we used to follow were established standards. To be even considered to bid for jobs, we had to prove that we followed all the industry practices. Some of the standards we had to follow would come from different organizations; Of course, there were the various ISO systems, but many ASTM and API standards too. Our equipment had to have Design and Material certificates reviewed and approved by third party certifying authorities. Sometimes, a customer would require an additional review and inspection of our designs by their own agency. Such as Norsok approval for Norwegian contracts. We can compare that to the aviation certifying authorities. In the US the FAA rules; EASA in Europe, and I believe CAAC for China. Back to the subject, I accept that today's technology is a lot better than that of 40 years ago. Unfortunately, at the time I was at school, Nord-Lock did not exist.

You'd think, but it is not the case. One forum was recently closed by a media, just because every single race report was used to ad-lib the hate on either VR46 or MM93. There would be hundreds of posts off topic, one side against the other. Even Rossi classified 2015 as one of his most regretful season before the 2006 season won by the late Nicky Hayden on the last race when Valentino crashed. But now that Valentino is going, all his former enemies are now at peace with him. Max Biaggi, Sete Gibernau, Casey Stoner, Marc Marquez, Jorge Lorenzo. What will be interesting, in my opinion, is the consequences following VR46's departure from the MotoGP grid. Will the interest for MotoGP drop? I am convinced it will.

Mark Marquez had been at it in several GPs before the Malaysian one where the incident took place. Rossi's reaction was the apex of a long perceived anti-sportsmanship attitude from Marquez. Valentino Rossi was clever from the get go. He was the one who started those little celebration theatrics after a win. People started to watch the races just to find out what would be the next one. Ross always surrounded himself with people who would understand how to turn popularity into business. He also started the "new helmet" reveal each year. Drudi and him devised a new theme every year. Today, most of the top riders have started to do it too. Even today, when Valentino Rossi finishes races at the back of the pack, you still find people who go to the races because he is there. Justified or not.

What does WG mean? Bikes in this kind of state use to be the bread and butter of "junk yards". They can make so much money by selling the parts. Even more they aren't that many around.

It seemed to me that he hit something with the front, bent the chassis. The bike may have pivoted under the impact and hit something on the right (plot, guard rail,) which prevented it from falling. That would explain the gash of the exhaust but nothing else scrapped or mauled.

The listing has been removed. Can you actually lift the bike by inserting an hydraulic jack underneath the sump like it seemed on the photo? wouldn't the sump collapse?

I am participating to some discussions on various forums following MotoGP races. A lot of the hate came from the controversial 2015 season, which saw Rossi almost win a 10th title. A lot of Rossi's fans agreed that Marc Marquez made a purpose of challenging Rossi on track, when Marc Marquez was not even in competition for the title. Jorge Lorenzo was the challenger. I don't want to take sides, but in some occasions, it really seemed that Marquez was simply trying to make it hard specifically for Rossi. Marc Marquez denied any wrong doing, and said he was simply doing what a racer does. Try to be in the front. This perpetual "nagging" ended with Rossi kicking Marquez during a race in Malaysia. Rossi got a penalty and lost any chance to win his 10th championship. This will always remain as a sore to him. After this "strange" event, the crowd split into two categories. And it went on until now. The haters said the "old timer" was only a geriatric and holding a bike from someone that would really deserve it. Valentino Rossi did something nobody else did before him. Because of his antics and wins, he made MotoGP popular to people that did not even know the sport existed before. I was actually following the races when Giacomo Agostini, Barry Sheene used to race. Kenny Roberts and the US pilots that came to race in Europe. Back in these days, you would only have people that love motorcycles in the audience. If you want to see Valentino Rossi one last time, you need to go to COTA http://circuitoftheamericas.com/motogp/tickets: October 1st to October 3rd.

There is one more race in September. First is (of course) a Yamaha Ténéré 700, and second KTM Adventure 790, third is another Ténéré. All considered, the V85TT did reasonably well. If I had to race in that kind of Rally, a Moto Guzzi would certainly not be my first choice.

They added the protections around the engine, and the fixture to hold all the compulsory dashboard information, Tripmaster and electronic Roadbook, as you thought correctly. They replaced the stock exhaust with a Zard system in titanium. The front suspension had Andreani elements and the rear suspension mono was substituted with one specific from Öhlins. The spoke wheels were equipped with Pirelli Scorpion Rally STR (with foam); the two front rotors were replaced by Biting Performance 290mm OD ones with reduced surface to mitigate possible damage from projections. Zard slip on exhaust system for Moto Guzzi V85TT Andreani fork cartridge for Moto Guzzi V85TT

And here's Champion's helmets answers:

I ran a few checks, and it appears the price shown on their website do not include VAT. Which is surprising, but it is The Netherlands. Their program checks for VPN too, so I could not set my local in any other country that the USA. But I input a few European addresses, and I saw that for shipping to those destination, VAT was added. I am not worried about the sticker per se, but the law stipulates that helmets in the USA have to be DOT certified. Would an insurance company use a non DOT helmet loop hole to avoid reimbursing you?

The 85TT was prepared by Gianfranco e Vittoriano Guareschi, historic Moto Guzzi custom shop in Parma. Placed at the 9th and 8th place against the usual Yamaha and KTM. It looks nice!

Champion Helmets Ettenseweg 2 4706 PB Roosendaal The Netherlands Thanks for the tip! they have the "Red Shark" helmet in stock, the one I was looking for. I just have to check if I can have one with the DOT certification. Usually, helmets sold in Europe have the E-22/05 certificate. Also, and I mentioned this in another post. Keep in mind, by law prices shown in Europe have to include the local taxes. If the goods are shipped outside of the EU, they should remove the VAT from the price. The Shark Helmet I am looking at is shown USD 726.62; VAT in The Netherlands for this item is 21%. So the helmet price for a US base resident should be USD 600.51.

Here's the list of all the FIM certified helmets by brand. To obtain it, the helmet needs to pass more stringent tests than those required by the various governments' entities. So I am sticking to my Shark Race R Pro, even if it is not the best in terms of ventilation and probably noise level. I do have the internal jettison feature too, and I wear prescription glasses. Out of all the helmets I tested, the Shark was the only one which allowed me to slip in the branches of my glasses in an acceptable time. Again, a black helmet. Shark has a red model I would be willing to purchase, not imported in the USA.

It would like to see other colors and designs. But as a new model, they are going to go with what most people would purchase.